Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-09
A BAD GAME ALL AROUND,
The Lincolns Beat the 0mahas By a Score
Of 81 to l8.
HARD HITTING AND ERRORS
Manager Bandie's Resignation Re-
ported--How the Western League
Stands-Baseball as 1t Was
Played Elsewhere.
Omaha and Lincoln.

Dhahu anu IJNuCOlUs
1t may be said truthfully that none of the
members of the Lincoln and Omat.a base
ball clubs could have been held on the charge
Of playing ball on Sunday had they been
arrested TOR such desecration of the day of
rest yesterday. The nearly three thousand
people who paid admittance and for the lux
ury of seats or benches to witness national
game were not fairly compensated Under
the rules of this year the batting and score
record Is certainly expected to be higher than
1t has been in previous years, but ID is not
expected to reach the extraordinary figure
of thirty-nine runs in one game, which was
the result of yesterdays contest. The Omaha
and Lincoln base ball clubs were not alone
playing one Of the championship games of the
Western league yesterday. They were also
playing for the pleasure of three thousand
lovers Of the sport who had gone to the
grounds and paid their money to see as ear
nestly contested and as skilfuly played q
game as the opposing mines were capable Of.
The lo0seness of the playing was therefore,
as subject to criticism as Is the bad acting OF
theatrical company who can do better. Both
the Omaha and Lincoln clubs can play ball IL
they try. Yesterday the most of their play
lng was done with their mouths. Especially
was this true of the visitors From the first
Inning to nearly the completion OF the game
the captain Of the Lincolns, Rowe, made
himself both conspicuous and obnoxious by
kicking upon every conceivable excuse.
The game opened at $3.50 O'Clock, with
Charles w. Strock umpire.
In the first inning the nome nine went to
the bat and scored three runs through loose
playing and expensive errors OF the Lin
coins. Gennis, O'I,eary and Rourke were
Vetired on short hits to the infed. The Wis.
Dtors retaliated with an equal number of
runs, three of which were started off by OBJ
oi inn fret hoc hal or w Id y,itchoa ~
O'Leary.
In ths second inning the Omahas batted
around and 1t was Swifts bad fortune to
make two of the outs, while Rourke made
the other one. Five runs we're scored For
the visitors Nelson made a magnificent hit,
sending the ball high and fairly over the
fence aud scori ing home run. Two more
runs Were made by Shaifer and Rowe re-
''i in the third inning the two mines were re-
tired without adding more runs Dwyer
made a pretty two base hit, but he was caught
furnished q somewhat enlivenine incident.
lie had started toward third base
and upon a fly hit by Walsh at
tempted to run back. Glenavn, the Lincoln
over him. He then ran off his base to kick
GleEavin, and while engaged in this some
what risky amusement he was touched and
put out. For minute war cloud loomed
IN the horizon because Dwyer had his war
paint on. The umpire, however, quieted the
trouble by personally interfering and calling
Dwyer in.
The fourth inning resulted in Omaha in
creasing the score by three, while Lincoln re-
paid the compliment by adding four to its
tally sheet.
The fifth inning found the score standing
creased the l2 to IS. The Lincolns then
welded the willow so vigorously that three
runs were scored before they had really
warmed up to their work. Oheary was
l..A ,ykn 80 onk.,
two t palpabIy easy grounders. Walsh there,
box. Krehmeyer, who had been facing
O'Leary's hot and wild balls like a Trojan,
well. although it was evident the intense
heat and length Of the game were trying on
him. The change of pitchers did not pre-
vent the Lincolns however, from climbing
two Otches higher in their score and the in
ming closed with them ahead one run, the
game standing, Omaha Is. Lincoln 16.
In the sixth inning both mines played ball
and in the seventh inning the game was at
club retiring in one, two, three order, and
the Omahas again taking the lead by making
two runs.
1t began to look as il biz batting and loose
playing was at an end, but the LincOlns
went in and pounded the sphere wapple-
lawed. Rowe, who had been "mark' for
the umpire and his errors on first base, lifted
liner clear to the back fence and came
home on the fly. Five runs were made be-
fore they stopped.
On the ninth inning the Omahas sue
ceeded in doing nothing and the game
closed in favor of the visitors by the score Of
2l to lS.
SCORE DY INNINGS:
Lincoln. ......... A 0 0 5-21
Omaha. ...... ......4 8 0 3 l 2 OIL